京
capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old)
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #751 U+4EAC
How 京 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A capital building on a hill
How to remember it
capital · Heisig RSH #330
高 tall + 小 small — as a component also called: capitol building
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 京 as their sound component
These characters all use 京 (jīng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 京 sound component | jīng | capital city |
| 惊 | jīng | to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm |
| 就 | jiù | just, simply; to go to; to approach, near |
| 凉 | liáng | cool, cold; disheartened |
| 琼 | qióng | jade; rare, precious; elegant |
| 鲸 | jīng | whale |
| 掠 | lüè | to pillage, to ransack |
| 椋 | liáng | fruit |
| 谅 | liàng | to excuse, to forgive; to guess, to presume |
| 晾 | liàng | to air-dry; to sun-dry |
| 黥 | qíng | to tattoo; to brand the face of criminals |
| 辌 | liáng | carriage, hearse |
Words containing 京
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北京外国语大学 | Běi jīng Wài guó yǔ Dà xué | Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) |
| 南京理工大学 | Nán jīng Lǐ gōng Dà xué | Nanjing University of Science and Technology |
| 北京理工大学 | Běi jīng Lǐ gōng Dà xué | Beijing Institute of Technology |
| 北京语言大学 | Běi jīng Yǔ yán Dà xué | Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) |
| 北京工业大学 | Běi jīng Gōng yè Dà xué | Beijing University of Technology |
| 北京林业大学 | Běi jīng Lín yè Dà xué | Beijing Forestry University |
| 南京大学 | Nán jīng Dà xué | Nanjing University, NJU |
| 东京大学 | Dōng jīng Dà xué | Tokyo University, Japan |
| 北京大学 | Běi jīng Dà xué | Peking University |
| 北京语言学院 | Běi jīng Yǔ yán Xué yuàn | Beijing Language Institute; former name of 北京語言大學|北京语言大学[Bei3 jing1 Yu3 yan2 Da4 xue2] Bei… |
| 北京大兴国际机场 | Běi jīng Dà xīng Guó jì Jī chǎng | Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) |
| 北京航空航天大学 | Běi jīng Háng kōng Háng tiān Dà xué | Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| 京山市 | Jīng shān Shì | Jingshan, a county-level city in Jingmen City 荊門市|荆门市[Jing1 men2 Shi4], Hubei |
| 北京国家体育场 | Běi jīng Guó jiā Tǐ yù chǎng | Beijing National Stadium |
| 北京第二外国语学院 | Běi jīng Dì èr Wài guó yǔ Xué yuàn | Beijing International Studies University (BISU) |
| 北京工人体育场 | Běi jīng Gōng rén Tǐ yù chǎng | Workers Stadium |
| 南京农业大学 | Nán jīng Nóng yè Dà xué | Nanjing Agricultural University |
| 北京中医药大学 | Běi jīng Zhōng yī yào Dà xué | Beijing University of Chinese Medicine |
| 京口区 | Jīng kǒu Qū | Jingkou, a district of Zhenjiang City 鎮江市|镇江市[Zhen4 jiang1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
| 南京市 | Nán jīng Shì | Nanjing, sub-provincial city and capital of Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3] |